After selling out St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center twice, Ed Sheeran will bring his one-man show to the largest venue in town for his next Twin Cities gig.

The British singer/songwriter is set to headline Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium on Oct. 20, 2018. Tickets will go on sale a full year in advance at 10 a.m. Oct. 20 through Ticketmaster. American Express cardholders have access to pre-sale tickets starting at 10 a.m. Oct. 17. Prices have yet to be announced, but tickets ran from $99.50 to $39.50 when he played the X in July.

One of the most unlikely pop stars in recent years, the 26-year-old Sheeran is a true global phenomenon. Nearly every one of his 16 singles has gone multiplatinum in numerous countries, including 2014’s “Thinking Out Loud,” which went platinum nine times over in the U.S., spent an entire year in the British Top 40 and won a pair of Grammys.

In March, he kicked off a world tour that runs through Thanksgiving and picks up again in the new year with dates in Australia and New Zealand followed by a summer filled with European stadium shows. He’s out in support of his third album, “Divide,” which has already produced four smashes in “Castle on the Hill,” “Galway Girl,” “Perfect” and the inescapable “Shape of You.”

Sheeran, who got a career boost in the States when he opened for Taylor Swift’s 2013 tour, performs his concerts alone, using a series of effects pedals and other technology to create a bed of sound that his sings, and raps, over. He manages to conjure so much noise, fans accused him of using backing tapes after he played England’s Glastonbury Festival in June.

A Minnesota native, Ross Raihala joined the Pioneer Press as pop music critic in 2004, after stints at The Forum in Fargo, N.D., and The Olympian in Olympia, Wash. He covers local and national music as well as some theater and other arts and entertainment topics. His favorite part of his job is reviewing, and live tweeting, Twin Cities arena concerts. And, yes, he saw the same show you did.

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